SK (the Slovak Republic)

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A standardized code according to an ISO standard, e.g. ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 for regions. ISO code SK
Language-specific name. Monolingual name the Slovak Republic (en), 斯洛伐克 (zh), Slovaquie (fr), Slovensko (sk), Slowakei (de)
Language-specific short name. Monolingual short name Slowakei (de), 斯洛伐克 (zh), Slovakia (en), Slovensko (sk), Slovaquie (fr)
Language-specific term used to denote a connection to a particular country, often describing the language, culture, or people associated with it. Monolingual nationality 斯洛伐克 (zh), Slovaque (fr), Slovenčina (sk), Slovak (en), Slowakisch (de)
Language-specific term used to denote a connection to a particular country, often describing the language, culture, or people associated with it, max. 15 characters. Monolingual nationality (short) Slovaque (fr), Slowakisch (de), Slovak (en), 斯洛伐克 (zh), Slovenčina (sk)
The offical langauge of a country. Official language sk
Language used in a country, beside the administrative languages. other language en, fr
Status of the name assignment according to ISO standard. ISO status officially-assigned
Language-specific exonym, i.e., a name that differs from its official or standard form. Monolingual exonym Slovakia (en)
Continent a country belongs to. Part of Europe

Regions

Region A standardized code according to an ISO standard, e.g. ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 for regions. ISO code Language-specific name. Monolingual name Language-specific alternative, i.e. non-official, name. Alternative name
SK-BC (Banská Bystrica Region) SK-BC Banskobystrický kraj (sk), Banská Bystrica Region (en), 班斯卡·比斯特理察州 (zh), Région de Banská Bystrica (fr), Banskobystrický kraj (de) Banskobystrický kraj (en)
SK-BL (Bratislava Region) SK-BL Bratislava Region (en), Bratislavský kraj (sk), Bratislavský kraj (de), 布拉迪斯拉發州 (zh), Bratislava (fr) Bratislavský kraj (en)
SK-KI (Košice Region) SK-KI Košický kraj (sk), Košický kraj (de), 科希策州 (zh), Košice Region (en), Région de Košice (fr)
SK-NI (Nitra Region) SK-NI Nitriansky kraj (de), Nitra (fr), Nitriansky kraj (sk), 尼特拉州 (zh), Nitra Region (en) Nitriansky kraj (en)
SK-PV (Prešov Region) SK-PV Région de Prešov (fr), Prešov Region (en), Prešovský kraj (de), 普列索夫州 (zh), Prešovský kraj (sk)
SK-TA (Trnava Region) SK-TA Trnavský kraj (sk), 特爾納瓦州 (zh), Trnava (fr), Trnavský kraj (de), Trnava Region (en) Trnavský kraj (en)
SK-TC (Trenčín Region) SK-TC Trenčiansky kraj (de), Trenčín Region (en), Trenčiansky kraj (sk), 特倫欽州 (zh), Trenčín (fr) Trenciansky kraj (en)
SK-ZI (Žilina Region) SK-ZI Žilina (fr), 日利納州 (zh), Žilina Region (en), Žilinský kraj (de), Žilinský kraj (sk)

Legal forms

Legal formNameMain abbreviationdescriptionCategory
Spoločnosť s ručením obmedzeným (sk)
Limited Liability Company (en)
s.r.o. (sk)A Spolocnost s rucenim obmedzenym is the Slovak limited liability company and by far the most widely used business form in the country. Its capital is divided into ownership interests held by up to fifty members whose liability is limited to unpaid contributions, with a modest minimum capital. One or more executive directors manage the company. It serves small businesses, family enterprises and subsidiaries alike.Union
Samostatne podnikajúca fyzická osoba (sk)
Self-Employed Natural Person (en)
Samostatne podnikajúca FO (sk)This Slovak category covers a self-employed natural person, an individual carrying on business activity in their own name. There is no separate legal person, so the individual keeps the profits and is personally liable for all obligations with their property. Registration is with the trade register or the relevant professional authority. It is the most common form of small business in the country.Sole Proprietorship
Štátny podnik (sk)
State Enterprise (en)
š.p. (sk)A Statny podnik is a Slovak state enterprise, a legal person founded by the state to carry on business with property entrusted to it. It manages that property rather than owning it outright, and the founding ministry appoints its director and supervisory board. Forests, water management and postal services are among the activities organised in this way. Public interest obligations accompany its commercial operation.Government Owned Company
Podnikateľ-fyzická osoba-nezapís.v OR-podnikajúca súčasne ako sam.hosp.roľník (sk)
Natural Person Entrepreneur Not Registered in the Commercial Register Also Operating as a Self-Employed Farmer (en)
Živ. a SHR roľník (sk)This Slovak category covers an entrepreneur who is a natural person not entered in the commercial register and who is at the same time an independently farming agriculturalist. The classification records the combination of trade activity and independent farming by one person. Liability extends to the individual's personal property. It exists to reflect the dual basis of the person's registration.Sole Proprietorship
Obecný úrad (sk)
Municipal Office (en)
An Obecny urad is a Slovak municipal office, the administrative apparatus of a municipality through which the mayor and council carry out local government functions. It acts within the legal personality of the municipality rather than its own. It handles local administration, planning, registry and community services. Suppliers deal with the municipality through its office under public procurement rules.
Verejná obchodná spoločnosť (sk)
General Partnership (en)
v.o.s. (sk)A Verejna obchodna spolocnost is the Slovak general partnership, in which at least two partners carry on business under a common name and are jointly and severally liable for all its obligations with their personal property. No minimum capital is required and profits are attributed to the partners. Each partner may as a rule represent the partnership. It suits small businesses and professional collaborations.Association Global Data Packet
Záujmové združenie fyzických osôb bez právnej spôsobilosti (sk)
Interest Association of Natural Persons Without Legal Capacity (en)
Záujmové združ.fyz.osôb (sk)This Slovak category covers interest associations of natural persons without legal capacity, informal groupings of individuals pursuing a shared interest. Because the grouping has no legal capacity, the participants act personally and bear the resulting liability. It is recorded for statistical and administrative purposes. Counterparties should identify the individuals actually bound.
Podnik alebo hospodárske zariadenie združenia (sk)
Enterprise or Economic Facility of an Association (en)
Podnik alebo hosp.zar. (sk)This Slovak category covers an enterprise or economic facility of an association, a business unit through which a membership organisation carries on economic activity. It reflects arrangements permitted under the earlier legal framework. Modern associations generally use companies or their own activity instead. It appears in historical registrations.
Organizačná zložka príspevkovej organizácie s odvodenou právnou subjektivitou (sk)
Organisational Unit of a Semi-Budgetary Organisation with Derived Legal Personality (en)
Org.zložka prísp.org. (sk)This Slovak category covers an organisational unit of a contributory organisation with derived legal personality, meaning a subdivision that may act in law within limits set by the parent public institution. The parent organisation remains ultimately responsible for its obligations. Registration records the unit and its representation. It exists to allow decentralised operation within public bodies.
Záujmové združenie (sk)
Interest Association (en)
A Zaujmove zdruzenie is a Slovak interest association, a grouping formed to pursue shared interests of its members. It has legal personality once registered and is financed by member contributions. It is used by both individuals and organisations depending on the variant concerned. Its purpose is representation and cooperation rather than profit.
Komanditná spoločnosť (sk)
Limited Partnership (en)
k.s. (sk)A Komanditna spolocnost is the Slovak limited partnership, formed by at least one general partner who manages the business and is liable without limit and at least one limited partner whose exposure is capped at the registered contribution. Limited partners provide capital and share profits but do not manage the firm. It is entered in the commercial register. It is used only occasionally.Union
Účelová zahranično - obchodná organizácia (sk)
Special-Purpose Foreign Trade Organisation (en)
Účelová zahr.-obch.org. (sk)An Ucelova zahranicno-obchodna organizacia is a Slovak special purpose foreign trade organisation, a form from the era of state controlled external trade. Such organisations carried out defined foreign trade functions on behalf of the state economy. The system ended with the liberalisation of trade after 1989. The category remains for historical registrations.
Fakulta vysokej školy (sk)
Faculty of a University (en)
A Fakulta vysokej skoly is a faculty of a Slovak higher education institution, a constituent part of a university with its own academic bodies and, in defined matters, its own capacity to act. The university itself holds legal personality, and the faculty acts within the scope the university's statutes allow. Faculties manage teaching, research and staff in their field. Contracts are generally concluded in the name of the university.
Jednoduchá spoločnosť na akcie (sk)
Simple Joint Stock Company (en)
Jednoduchá spol. na akcie (sk)A Jednoducha spolocnost na akcie is the Slovak simple joint stock company, introduced to give startups and venture investors a flexible share based vehicle. It can be founded with a token capital and allows sophisticated arrangements on share classes, transfer restrictions, tag along and drag along rights. Shareholders are liable only up to their subscriptions and the shares are recorded in the central depository. It was designed specifically for venture capital investment.
Európske zoskupenie hospodárskych záujmov (sk)
European Economic Interest Grouping (en)
EEIG (sk)An Europske zoskupenie hospodarskych zaujmov is the Slovak designation for a European Economic Interest Grouping, a European Union vehicle for cooperation between businesses from different member states. It supports the members' own economic activity, with results accruing directly to them. Members are jointly and severally liable for its obligations. It is used for consortia and cross-border cooperation.Economic Interest Group
Stavovská organizácia - profesná komora (sk)
Professional Organisation - Professional Chamber (en)
A Stavovska organizacia is a Slovak professional chamber, a self-governing body regulating a profession such as medicine, law, architecture or auditing. Membership is compulsory for practitioners, and the chamber maintains the register, sets professional standards and exercises disciplinary powers. It is financed by member contributions. Its role is regulatory rather than commercial.
Spoločný podnik (s viacerými zakladateľmi) (sk)
Joint Enterprise with Multiple Founders (en)
A Spolocny podnik with several founders is a Slovak joint enterprise created by two or more founding organisations, a form dating from the era of central planning. It allowed enterprises to combine resources for a shared activity. Modern company forms have replaced it for new formations. It survives in historical registrations.
Štátny podnik v oddieli Pšn (sk)
State Enterprise Registered in Section Psn (en)
This Slovak category covers state enterprises recorded in a particular register section, a classification distinction within the registration of state owned undertakings. Such enterprises carry on business with property entrusted by the state under the direction of a founding ministry. The distinction is administrative rather than substantive. Public interest obligations accompany their activity.
Záujmová organizácia družstiev (sk)
Interest Organisation of Cooperatives (en)
Záujmová org.družstiev (sk)A Zaujmova organizacia druzstiev is a Slovak interest organisation of cooperatives, a body through which cooperatives group together to represent their shared interests. It provides coordination, representation and services to its cooperative members. The form belongs to the earlier framework for cooperative organisation. It survives mainly in historical registrations.
Spoločnosť komanditná na akcie (sk)
Limited Partnership with Shares (en)
s.k. a. (sk)A Spolocnost komanditna na akcie is a Slovak partnership limited by shares, combining general partners who manage the company and are liable without limit with shareholders whose exposure is confined to their shares. It permits share based financing while control remains with the general partners. The form has been abolished in Slovak company law and appears only in historical records. Its governance blended partnership and corporate rules.Limited Partnership with Shares
Sporiteľna (sk)
Savings Bank (en)
A Sporitelna is a Slovak savings bank, an institution historically established to encourage saving among ordinary people. Savings banks were reorganised into joint stock companies during the transition and are now supervised as ordinary credit institutions. The designation reflects the historical character of the institution. It appears in older registrations and in the names of successor banks.
Poľnohospodárske družstvo (sk)
Agricultural Cooperative (en)
Poľnohospodár.družstvo (sk)A Polnohospodarske druzstvo is a Slovak agricultural cooperative, owned by farmers who pool land, equipment and labour to produce and market together. Many present day cooperatives are successors to the collective farms transformed after 1989. Members participate in decisions on cooperative principles and share in the results. They remain significant operators in Slovak agriculture.
Podnikateľ-fyzická osoba-nezapís.v OR-podnikajúca súčasne ako osoba so slobodným povolaním (sk)
Natural Person Entrepreneur Not Registered in the Commercial Register Also Practising a Liberal Profession (en)
Živ.a sl.povolanie (sk)This Slovak category covers an entrepreneur who is a natural person not entered in the commercial register and who is at the same time engaged in a liberal profession. The classification records the combination of trade activity and independent professional practice by one person. Liability extends to the individual's personal property. It exists to reflect the dual basis of the person's registration.Sole Proprietorship
Špecializovaná organizačná jednotka ČSD (sk)
Specialized Organisational Unit of Czechoslovak State Railways (en)
Špec.org.jednotka ČSD (sk)This Slovak category covers a specialised organisational unit of the Czechoslovak State Railways, a subdivision of the former state railway undertaking. Following the division of the country and the reform of the railway sector, these functions passed to successor entities. The category is historical. It appears in older registrations.
Samostatne hospodáriaci roľník nezapísaný v obchodnom registri (sk)
Self-Employed Farmer Not Registered in the Commercial Register (en)
SHR roľník (sk)This Slovak category covers an independently farming agriculturalist not entered in the commercial register, an individual carrying on agricultural activity in their own name. There is no separate legal person, so liability extends to the farmer's personal property. Registration is with the municipality rather than the commercial register. It is a common status among Slovak family farmers.Sole Proprietorship
Neinvestičný fond (sk)
Non-Investment Fund (en)
A Neinvesticny fond is a Slovak non-investment fund, a non-profit legal person that accumulates and applies financial resources to a generally beneficial or humanitarian purpose. It has no members and is administered by a board under its statutes. Its resources must serve the stated purpose rather than benefit its founders. It is registered with the district office and subject to reporting duties.
Podnikateľ-fyzická osoba-zapís.v OR-podnikajúca súčasne ako sam.hosp.roľník (sk)
Natural Person Entrepreneur Registered in the Commercial Register Also Operating as a Self-Employed Farmer (en)
Živ. a SHR roľník v OR (sk)This Slovak category covers an entrepreneur who is a natural person entered in the commercial register and who is at the same time an independently farming agriculturalist. The classification records the combination of registered trade activity and independent farming. Liability extends to the individual's personal property. It exists to reflect the dual basis of the person's registration.Sole Proprietorship
Záujmové združenie právnických osôb (sk)
Interest Association of Legal Persons (en)
Záujm. združ. práv.osôb (sk)A Zaujmove zdruzenie pravnickych osob is a Slovak interest association of legal persons, formed so that companies or other organisations can pursue shared interests together. It has legal personality and is financed by member contributions, and it may not distribute profit to its members. Industry groupings and regional partnerships use the form. It is registered with the district office.
Fyzická osoba-príležitostne činná-zapísaná v registri daňového informačného systému (sk)
Occasionally Active Natural Person Registered in the Tax Information System Register (en)
FO v RDIS (sk)This Slovak category covers a natural person carrying on occasional activity who is entered in the register of the tax information system. It records individuals with irregular taxable activity that does not amount to a registered trade. There is no separate legal person and liability is personal. The classification exists for tax administration purposes.
Štátna hospodárska organizácia riadená okresným úradom (sk)
State Economic Organisation Managed by a District Office (en)
Štát.hosp.org.riad.okr. (sk)A Statna hospodarska organizacia riadena okresnym uradom is a Slovak state economic organisation managed by a district office, a form from the period when district authorities directed local state undertakings. Such organisations delivered local economic and service functions. District offices were subsequently reorganised. The category is historical.
Zahraničné kultúrne, informačné stredisko, rozhlasová, tlačová a televízna agentúra (sk)
Foreign Cultural and Information Centre, Radio, Press and Television Agency (en)
Zahr.kul.,inf.strediská (sk)This Slovak category covers foreign cultural and information centres and foreign radio, press and television agencies operating in the country. They represent the culture or media of another state and are registered under specific arrangements rather than as ordinary businesses. Their activity is cultural, informational or journalistic. The sending organisation remains responsible for their acts.
Zastupiteľské orgány iných štátov (sk)
Representative Body of Another State (en)
Zastup.org.iných štátov (sk)This Slovak category covers the representative bodies of other states, meaning embassies, consulates and similar diplomatic missions. They enjoy privileges and immunities under international law rather than being governed by Slovak company law. Registration serves administrative identification. Contracting with them requires attention to the applicable diplomatic regime.
Iná organizácia verejnej správy (sk)
Other Public Administration Organisation (en)
Iná org.verejnej správy (sk)This Slovak category covers other public administration organisations that do not fall within the defined public sector types. Such bodies carry out administrative or service functions under legislation or a decision of a public authority. Their legal personality and powers derive from that source. Their contracting is generally subject to public procurement rules.
Podnikateľ-fyzická osoba-nezapísaný v obchodnom registri (sk)
Natural Person Entrepreneur Not Registered in the Commercial Register (en)
Živnostník (sk)This Slovak category covers an entrepreneur who is a natural person not entered in the commercial register, the standard registration for a tradesperson operating under a trade licence. There is no separate legal person, so the entrepreneur keeps the profits and is personally liable for all obligations. Registration is with the trade register maintained by the district office. It is the most common form of small business in the country.Sole Proprietorship
Základná škola (sk)
Primary School (en)
A Zakladna skola is a Slovak primary school, an educational institution providing compulsory basic education. Schools are usually established by municipalities, though church and private founders also operate them, and they may hold their own legal personality. They are financed largely from the state education budget through their founder. Suppliers of educational goods and services contract with the school or its founder.
Iná právnicka osoba (sk)
Other Legal Person (en)
An Ina pravnicka osoba is a Slovak other legal person, a residual heading for entities that do not fall within the defined legal forms. Such bodies are created by specific legislation or particular arrangements. Their governance, capacity and liability follow from the instrument that created them. Counterparties should consult that source before contracting.
Jednotka zboru ozbrojenej ochrany železníc (sk)
Unit of the Railway Armed Protection Corps (en)
Jed.zboru ochrany žel. (sk)This Slovak category covers a unit of the railway armed protection corps, a subdivision of the former railway security service. Its functions have since been reorganised within the railway and police structures. The category is historical. It appears in older registrations.
Oblastný závod poisťovne (sk)
Regional Branch of an Insurance Company (en)
Oblast. závod poisťovne (sk)An Oblastny zavod poistovne is a Slovak regional branch of an insurance company, an organisational unit through which an insurer operated in a region. It has no separate legal personality, so the insurer remains liable for its obligations. The category reflects the earlier organisation of the insurance sector. Policyholders contract with the insurer itself.
Друштво со ограничена одговорност (sk)
Limited Liability Company (en)
D.O.O. (sk)This entry records the Slovak limited liability company, the country's dominant business form, in which members' liability is limited to their unpaid contributions. Capital is divided into ownership interests and one or more executive directors manage the company. It is entered in the commercial register. It is used by businesses of every size, from one person companies to substantial subsidiaries.Public Limited Company
Krajský úrad (sk)
Regional Office (en)
A Krajsky urad is a Slovak regional office, a body of state administration operating at regional level. It carries out state functions delegated to the regional tier, distinct from the self-governing region which is an elected authority. Its structure has changed through successive public administration reforms. Suppliers deal with it as part of the state administration.
Slobodné povolanie-fyzická osoba podnikajúca na základe iného ako živnostenského zákona (sk)
Liberal Profession Natural Person Operating under a Law Other Than the Trade Licensing Act (en)
FO-slob.povolanie (sk)This Slovak category covers a liberal profession, meaning a natural person carrying on business under legislation other than the trade licensing act, such as lawyers, doctors, auditors and architects. Registration is with the relevant professional chamber rather than the trade register. The individual remains personally responsible for professional work. It is a distinct route to self-employment alongside the trade licence.Sole Proprietorship
Obecný podnik (sk)
Municipal Enterprise (en)
An Obecny podnik is a Slovak municipal enterprise, a business established by a municipality to carry out economic activity such as utilities, maintenance or local services. The form dates from the earlier framework for municipal business activity. Municipalities now generally use companies or contributory organisations instead. The designation appears in historical registrations.
Železnice SR (sk)
Railways of the Slovak Republic (en)
Zeleznice SR is the Slovak railway infrastructure undertaking, the state organisation responsible for the rail network, its maintenance and traffic management. It was separated from passenger and freight operations so that infrastructure and transport services could be organised independently. It manages state property and is supervised by the transport ministry. Contractors in the rail sector deal with it as the infrastructure owner.
Jednotka štátnej železnično - technickej inšpekcie (sk)
Unit of the State Railway Technical Inspection (en)
Jedn.štát.žel.tech.inš. (sk)This Slovak category covers a unit of the state railway technical inspectorate, a body responsible for safety and technical supervision on the railways. Its functions have been reorganised within the modern railway regulatory framework. The category is historical. It appears in older registrations.
Spotrebné družstvo (sk)
Consumer Cooperative (en)
s.d. (sk)A Spotrebne druzstvo is a Slovak consumer cooperative, owned by the members who shop with it and traditionally strong in retail, especially in smaller towns and rural areas. Members contribute cooperative shares, vote on democratic principles and benefit through the cooperative's trading activity. Surpluses strengthen the cooperative or benefit members rather than outside investors. It operates under cooperative provisions of the commercial code.Trust
Podnik zahraničnej osoby (organizačná zložka podniku zahraničnej osoby) (sk)
Organisational Unit of an Enterprise of a Foreign Person (en)
Podnik zahr. osoby, org. zložka (sk)This Slovak category covers the enterprise of a foreign person, meaning the organisational unit through which a business established abroad operates in the country. It has no separate legal personality, so the foreign person remains liable for its obligations, and a head of the unit is registered. Registration in the commercial register makes the presence visible. Counterparties contract in substance with the foreign business.
Podnik zahraničného obchodu (sk)
Foreign Trade Enterprise (en)
PZO (sk)A Podnik zahranicneho obchodu is a Slovak foreign trade enterprise, a state organisation that held a monopoly on trade in particular goods during the era of central planning. Such enterprises conducted all import and export in their assigned sector. The system was dismantled after 1989 and the enterprises were privatised or wound up. The category is historical.
Európske družstvo (sk)
Societas Cooperativa Europaea (en)
SCE (sk)An Europske druzstvo is the Slovak registration of a European cooperative society, allowing cooperative members from several member states to operate under one European framework. It applies cooperative principles of member promotion and democratic control while permitting cross-border activity and relocation of the registered office. Members' liability is limited to their subscribed capital unless the statutes provide otherwise. It suits cooperative groups active in more than one country.Limited Co-operative Society
Účelová organizačná jednotka ČSD (sk)
Special-Purpose Organisational Unit of Czechoslovak State Railways (en)
Účelová org. jedn. ČSD (sk)This Slovak category covers a special purpose organisational unit of the Czechoslovak State Railways, a subdivision of the former state railway undertaking created for a defined function. Its role passed to successor entities after the division of the country and the reform of the railway sector. The category is historical. It appears in older registrations.
Doplnková dôchodková poisťovňa (sk)
Supplementary Pension Insurance Company (en)
Doplnková dôchod.poisť. (sk)A Doplnkova dochodkova poistovna is a Slovak supplementary pension insurance company, an institution that administered voluntary occupational pension saving before the sector was reorganised into supplementary pension companies. Assets were held for the benefit of participants separately from the sponsoring employers. The successor entities are supervised by the national bank. The designation appears in registrations predating that reform.
Družstevný podnik (s jedným zakladateľom) (sk)
Cooperative Enterprise with a Single Founder (en)
A Druzstevny podnik with one founder is a Slovak cooperative enterprise established by a single cooperative to carry on a particular business. The form belongs to the earlier organisation of the cooperative sector. It is no longer used for new registrations. It survives in historical records.
Obec (obecný úrad), mesto (mestský úrad) (sk)
Municipality or Town (en)
Obec, mesto (o.,m.úrad) (sk)This Slovak category covers municipalities and towns together with their offices, the basic units of local self-government. Each has an elected council, a mayor, its own budget and legal personality, and is responsible for local infrastructure, planning, schools and community services. They contract and employ staff in their own name under public procurement rules. Businesses deal with them as customers and as licensing authorities.
Spoločná záujmová organizácia družstiev (sk)
Joint Interest Organisation of Cooperatives (en)
Spoločná záuj.org.druž. (sk)A Spolocna zaujmova organizacia druzstiev is a Slovak joint interest organisation of cooperatives, formed where several cooperative sectors combined to represent shared interests. It provided coordination and services across cooperative branches. The form belongs to the earlier organisation of the cooperative movement. It is retained for historical registrations.
Samostatná drobná prevádzkareň obecného úradu (sk)
Independent Small Establishment of a Municipal Office (en)
Samost. prevádzkareň OÚ (sk)A Samostatna drobna prevadzkaren obecneho uradu is a Slovak independent small operating unit of a municipal office, used for small scale local economic activity such as a workshop or service run directly by a municipality. It reflects arrangements from the earlier framework for municipal activity. Municipalities now generally use companies or contributory organisations. The category survives in historical registrations.
Organizačná jednotka združenia (sk)
Organisational Unit of an Association (en)
Org.jednotka združenia (sk)An Organizacna jednotka zdruzenia is a Slovak organisational unit of an association, such as a local branch with limited capacity to act. It acts within the framework set by the parent association, which generally remains responsible for its obligations. Registration records the unit and its representatives. It allows associations to organise locally.
Európska spoločnosť (sk)
Societas Europaea (en)
SE (sk)An Europska spolocnost is the Slovak registration of a Societas Europaea, the European public limited company. It allows a business to operate throughout the European Union under one corporate form and to move its registered office between member states without liquidation. Shareholders are liable only up to their subscribed capital, with a minimum capital set by European law. Employee involvement arrangements must be agreed before registration.Societas Europaea
Národný výbor (sk)
National Committee (en)
A Narodny vybor is a Slovak national committee, the organ of local state power under the pre-1989 system. National committees combined administrative and representative functions at municipal, district and regional level. They were abolished with the restoration of municipal self-government in 1990. The category is historical.
Spoločenstvá vlastníkov pozemkov, bytov a pod. (sk)
Community of Owners of Land, Apartments and Similar Property (en)
Spoločenstvá vlastníkov (sk)This Slovak category covers communities of owners of land, flats and similar property, bodies through which co-owners manage shared assets. Owners' associations for apartment buildings and land communities for historically shared forest and pasture fall into this group. They have legal personality for administration and can levy contributions on members. Suppliers deal with the community rather than with individual owners.
Organizačná zložka podniku (sk)
Organisational Unit of an Enterprise (en)
An Organizacna zlozka podniku is a Slovak organisational component of an enterprise, a part of a business that is registered separately and headed by a manager. It has no separate legal personality, so the parent undertaking remains fully liable for its obligations. Registration makes the unit and the scope of the manager's authority public. Both domestic and foreign businesses use it to organise regional operations.
Pobočka sporiteľne (sk)
Branch of a Savings Bank (en)
A Pobocka sporitelne is a Slovak branch of a savings bank, an organisational unit through which a savings institution operated locally. It has no separate legal personality, so the institution remains liable for its obligations. The category reflects the earlier organisation of the savings bank sector. Customers contract with the institution itself.
Národná banka Slovenska (sk)
National Bank of Slovakia (en)
NBS (sk)The Narodna banka Slovenska is the National Bank of Slovakia, the country's central bank and part of the European System of Central Banks. It contributes to euro area monetary policy, oversees payment systems and supervises the financial market, including banks, insurers and pension companies. It is a public law legal person independent of the government. Financial businesses deal with it as their regulator.
Organizačná jednotka politickej strany, politického hnutia (sk)
Organisational Unit of a Political Party or Political Movement (en)
Org.jedn.pol.strany,hn. (sk)An Organizacna jednotka politickej strany is a Slovak organisational unit of a political party or movement, such as a regional or local branch. It acts within the framework set by the party, which remains responsible for its obligations. Registration records the unit and its representatives. Party funding and reporting rules apply to its activity.
Sociálna a zdravotné poisťovne (sk)
Social and Health Insurance Company (en)
Sociál.,zdrav.poisťovňa (sk)This Slovak category covers social and health insurance institutions, the public bodies that administer the statutory social security and health insurance systems. They collect contributions and pay benefits or reimburse healthcare providers under statutory rules. They have their own legal personality and are supervised by the state. They are public institutions rather than commercial insurers.
Združenie medzinárodného obchodu (sk)
International Trade Association (en)
Združ.medzinár.obchodu (sk)A Zdruzenie medzinarodneho obchodu is a Slovak international trade association, a form originating in the period of state controlled foreign trade. Such associations grouped organisations engaged in trade with other countries. The category belongs to the pre-1989 economic structure. It appears in historical records.
Podnikateľ-fyzická osoba-zapís.v OR-podnikajúca súčasne ako osoba so slobodným povolaním (sk)
Natural Person Entrepreneur Registered in the Commercial Register Also Practising a Liberal Profession (en)
Živ.a sl.povolanie v OR (sk)This Slovak category covers an entrepreneur who is a natural person entered in the commercial register and who is at the same time engaged in a liberal profession. The classification records the combination of registered trade activity and independent professional practice by one person. Liability extends to the individual's personal property. It exists to reflect the dual basis of the person's registration.Sole Proprietorship
Pobočka štátneho peňažného ústavu (sk)
Branch of a State Financial Institution (en)
Pobočka štát.peňaž.úst. (sk)A Pobocka statneho penazneho ustavu is a Slovak branch of a state monetary institution, an organisational unit through which a state owned financial institution operated locally. It has no separate legal personality, so the institution remains liable for its obligations. The category reflects the pre-transition organisation of the financial sector. It appears in historical registrations.
Politická strana, politické hnutie (sk)
Political Party or Political Movement (en)
A Politicka strana is a Slovak political party or political movement, a membership organisation registered with the interior ministry to participate in elections. It must meet minimum support requirements and is subject to rules on funding, accounting and disclosure. Parties receive state contributions based on electoral results. Their purpose is political representation rather than economic activity.
Nešpecifikovaná právna forma (sk)
Unspecified Legal Form (en)
Nespecifikovana pravna forma is a Slovak heading indicating an unspecified legal form, used where the register has not recorded the entity's structure. It reflects incomplete registration data rather than a particular form. Users must consult other sources to establish the entity's actual status and liability regime. The label carries no substantive meaning.
Podnik so zahraničnou majetkovou účasťou (sk)
Enterprise with Foreign Equity Participation (en)
Podnik so zahr.maj.úč. (sk)A Podnik so zahranicnou majetkovou ucastou is a Slovak enterprise with foreign capital participation, a category created during the transition to allow foreign investors to hold stakes in domestic businesses. It marked a departure from exclusively state ownership. The category was superseded once ordinary company forms became fully open to foreign ownership. It appears in registrations from the early transition period.
Komoditná burza (sk)
Commodity Exchange (en)
A Komoditna burza is a Slovak commodity exchange, an institution licensed to organise trading in agricultural products, energy, emission allowances and other commodities. It sets trading rules, admits participants and supervises settlement. It operates under licence from the relevant ministry with state oversight. Traders encounter it as the venue and rule maker for their transactions.
Zahraničná osoba, právnická osoba so sídlom mimo územia SR (sk)
Foreign Legal Person with Registered Office Outside the Slovak Republic (en)
Zahranič.osoba,právnická (sk)This Slovak category covers a foreign person that is a legal person with its seat outside the Slovak Republic. Registration allows the foreign entity to be identified in Slovak systems for tax, contractual or property purposes. It remains governed by the law of its home jurisdiction. Counterparties should verify its capacity under that law.
Verejnoprávna inštitúcia (sk)
Public Law Institution (en)
Verejnopráv.inštitúcia (sk)A Verejnopravna institucia is a Slovak public law institution, an entity created by statute to perform a public task independently of the state administration. Public service broadcasters, the deposit protection fund and similar bodies fall into this group. They have their own legal personality and budgets, with governance defined by the founding statute. Their independence from government is a defining feature.
Poisťovňa - akciová spoločnosť (sk)
Insurance Company - Joint Stock Company (en)
Poisťovna - a. s. (sk)This Slovak category covers insurance companies organised as joint stock companies, insurers whose capital is provided by shareholders. They are licensed and supervised by the national bank and must meet solvency, reserving and conduct requirements. Shareholders are liable only up to their subscriptions. Slovak insurance business must be carried on in this or another permitted regulated form.Joint Shipping Company
Jednotka železničného správneho úradu (sk)
Unit of the Railway Administrative Office (en)
Jednot.žel.správ.úradu (sk)This Slovak category covers a unit of the railway administrative authority, a subdivision of the body responsible for railway administration and oversight. Its functions have been reorganised within the modern railway regulatory framework. The category is historical. It appears in older registrations.
Rozpočtové a príspevkové organizácie (sk)
Budgetary or Semi-Budgetary Organisation (en)
This Slovak category covers budgetary and contributory organisations, public bodies established by the state or a local authority to deliver public services. Budgetary organisations are financed directly from the founder's budget, while contributory organisations receive a contribution and also earn their own income. Both hold legal personality and manage entrusted property. Their contracting is subject to public procurement rules.
Nadácia (sk)
Foundation (en)
A Nadacia is a Slovak foundation, a legal person created by an endowment of assets dedicated to a publicly beneficial purpose. It has no members, is administered by a board and must maintain its endowment while applying the income to its purpose. It is entered in the register of foundations and subject to annual reporting. It is the classic vehicle for Slovak philanthropy.
Oblastná organizačná jednotka ČSD (sk)
Regional Organisational Unit of Czechoslovak State Railways (en)
Obl.org.jednotka ČSD (sk)This Slovak category covers a regional organisational unit of the Czechoslovak State Railways, a territorial subdivision of the former state railway undertaking. Its functions passed to successor entities after the division of the country and the reform of the railway sector. The category is historical. It appears in older registrations.
Iné pracovisko vysokej školy/fakulty (sk)
Other Workplace of a University or Faculty (en)
Iné prac.vysokej školy (sk)This Slovak category covers other workplaces of a higher education institution or faculty, meaning institutes, centres and facilities operating within a university. They act within the legal personality of the university rather than their own. They support teaching, research and specialised services. Contracts are concluded in the name of the university.
Banka-štátny peňažný ústav (sk)
Bank - State Financial Institution (en)
Banka-štát.peňaž.ústav (sk)A Banka-statny penazny ustav is a Slovak bank organised as a state monetary institution, a form used before the banking sector was reorganised into joint stock companies. Such institutions carried out banking functions under state ownership. The category belongs to the pre-transition financial system. It appears in historical registrations.
Poisťovací spolok (sk)
Insurance Association (en)
A Poistovaci spolok is a Slovak insurance association, a mutual body in which the insured members share risks collectively. Surpluses benefit the membership rather than outside shareholders. The form reflects an earlier organisation of insurance provision, with modern insurance business conducted through licensed companies. It appears mainly in historical registrations.
Podnik alebo hospodárske zariadenie politickej strany (sk)
Enterprise or Economic Facility of a Political Party (en)
Podnik alebo hosp.zar. (sk)This Slovak category covers an enterprise or economic facility of a political party, a business unit through which a party carried on economic activity. It reflects arrangements permitted under the earlier legal framework. Party finance rules have since restricted such activity considerably. The category survives in historical registrations.
Podnikateľ-fyzická osoba-zapísaný v obchodnom registri (sk)
Natural Person Entrepreneur Registered in the Commercial Register (en)
Živnostník v OR (sk)This Slovak category covers an entrepreneur who is a natural person entered in the commercial register, an individual trader who has chosen or is required to register commercially. Registration brings merchant status with the accounting and disclosure duties that follow, while liability remains personal and unlimited. It is a step beyond the ordinary trade licence registration. It suits established individual businesses.Sole Proprietorship
Odštepný závod alebo iná organizačná zložka podniku zapisujúca sa do obchodného registra (sk)
Branch or Other Organisational Unit of an Enterprise Registered in the Commercial Register (en)
Odštepný závod v OR (sk)This Slovak category covers a branch establishment or other organisational component of an enterprise that is entered in the commercial register. It has no separate legal personality, so the parent undertaking remains liable for its obligations, and a head is registered with defined authority. Both domestic and foreign businesses use branches to organise operations. Counterparties contract with the parent undertaking.
Slobodné povolanie-fyzická osoba podnikajúca na základe iného ako živnostenského zákona zapísaná v obchodnom registri (sk)
Liberal Profession Natural Person Operating under a Law Other Than the Trade Licensing Act Registered in the Commercial Register (en)
FO-slob.povolanie v OR (sk)This Slovak category covers a person in a liberal profession carrying on business under legislation other than the trade licensing act and registered accordingly. Registration is with the relevant professional chamber, which supervises admission and conduct. The individual remains personally responsible for professional work. It records the registered status of professional practitioners.Sole Proprietorship
Spoločný podnik (sk)
Joint Enterprise (en)
A Spolocny podnik is a Slovak joint enterprise, a form dating from the era of central planning in which several founding organisations combined resources for a shared economic purpose. It was superseded by modern company forms after 1989. Existing registrations reflect that earlier framework. Its governance derives from the founding documents of that period.
Zahraničná osoba, fyzická osoba s bydliskom mimo územia SR (sk)
Foreign Natural Person Residing Outside the Slovak Republic (en)
Zahranič.osoba,fyzická (sk)This Slovak category covers a foreign person who is a natural person with residence outside the Slovak Republic. Registration allows the individual to be identified in Slovak systems for business, tax or property purposes. There is no separate legal entity, so liability is personal. Counterparties deal directly with the individual.
Akciová spoločnosť (sk)
Joint Stock Company (en)
Akc. spol. (sk)An Akciova spolocnost is the Slovak joint stock company, with capital divided into shares and shareholders liable only up to their subscriptions. It requires a substantial minimum capital and is governed by a general meeting, a board of directors and a supervisory board. Its shares may be admitted to trading. Banks, insurers, utilities and large enterprises use the form.Joint Shipping Company
Vysoká škola (sk)
University (en)
A Vysoka skola is a Slovak higher education institution, a university or comparable institution authorised to award degrees. Public universities enjoy academic self-government through elected senates and rectors and are financed largely from the state budget, while private institutions rely on fees. Both hold legal personality. Their contracting follows public procurement rules where public funds are involved.
Družstevný podnik poľnohospodársky (sk)
Agricultural Cooperative Enterprise (en)
d.p.p. (sk)A Druzstevny podnik polnohospodarsky is a Slovak agricultural cooperative enterprise, a business unit operated by one or more agricultural cooperatives. The form belongs to the organisational structure of collective agriculture before 1989. It is no longer used for new registrations. It appears in historical records of the farming sector.Trust
Združenie (zväz, spolok, spoločnosť, klub ai.) (sk)
Association, Union, Society, Club or Similar (en)
This Slovak category covers associations, unions, societies, clubs and similar membership bodies formed to pursue shared non-profit purposes. They acquire legal personality on registration with the interior ministry and may own property, employ staff and receive public support. Any surplus must serve their objects rather than be distributed to members. They are the backbone of Slovak civil society.
Družstvo (sk)
Cooperative (en)
družstvo (sk)A Druzstvo is the Slovak cooperative, a member owned entity established to carry on business or to meet the economic and social needs of its members. It requires a minimum number of members, operates on democratic principles and allows membership to change without amending the founding documents. Members are generally not liable for its obligations. Agriculture, housing, retail, production and credit are its main fields.Union
Medzinárodné organizácie a združenia (sk)
International Organisation or Association (en)
Medzinár. org. a združ. (sk)This Slovak category covers international organisations and associations operating in the country, bodies with international membership or established by treaty. Their status derives from their constituent instruments and any headquarters agreement rather than from Slovak company law. Registration serves administrative identification. Their purpose is non-commercial.
Miestna jednotka bez právnej spôsobilosti (sk)
Local Unit Without Legal Capacity (en)
This Slovak category covers a local unit without legal capacity, meaning a subdivision of an organisation that cannot act in its own name. The parent organisation remains responsible for its obligations and concludes contracts on its behalf. Registration exists for statistical and administrative identification. Counterparties should establish which legal person is bound.
Svojpomocné poľnohospodárske družstvo (sk)
Self-Help Agricultural Cooperative (en)
Svojpomoc.poľn.družstvo (sk)A Svojpomocne polnohospodarske druzstvo is a Slovak self-help agricultural cooperative, a form from an earlier period of rural organisation in which farmers pooled resources on a mutual basis. It preceded the collectivised structures and the modern agricultural cooperative. The designation is retained for historical registrations. Its purpose was mutual support among farmers.
Zatiaľ neurčené (sk)
Not Yet Determined (en)
Zatial neurcene is a Slovak heading meaning not yet determined, used where the legal form of an entity has not been established at the time of registration. It reflects an incomplete record rather than a particular structure. Users must consult other sources to establish the entity's actual status. The label carries no substantive meaning.
Komora (s výnimkou profesných komôr) (sk)
Chamber Other Than a Professional Chamber (en)
This Slovak category covers chambers other than professional chambers, bodies representing the interests of businesses or a sector. Chambers of commerce and industry, agriculture and crafts fall into this group. They have legal personality and are financed by member contributions or statutory levies. Their role is representative and service oriented rather than commercial.
Fondy (sk)
Fund (en)
Fondy in the Slovak register are funds, asset pools established for a defined purpose such as guarantee, development, environmental or social objectives. Their governance and supervision follow from the legislation or instrument that created them. State funds channel public resources to defined policy purposes. Their assets must serve the purpose for which they were established.
Samostatne hospodáriaci roľník zapísaný v obchodnom registri (sk)
Self-Employed Farmer Registered in the Commercial Register (en)
SHR roľník v OR (sk)This Slovak category covers an independently farming agriculturalist entered in the commercial register, an individual carrying on agricultural activity who has chosen or is required to register commercially. Registration brings merchant status with the accompanying accounting duties, while liability remains personal and unlimited. It distinguishes registered farmers from those recorded only with the municipality. It suits larger family farming businesses.Sole Proprietorship
Samosprávny kraj (úrad samosprávneho kraja) (sk)
Self-Governing Region (en)
VÚC (sk)A Samospravny kraj is a Slovak self-governing region, the higher level of territorial self-government with an elected assembly, its own budget and legal personality. It is responsible for secondary education, regional roads, social services, healthcare facilities and regional development. It contracts and employs staff in its own name under public procurement rules. Businesses deal with regions as customers and funders.Government Agency
Nezisková organizácia (sk)
Non-Profit Organisation (en)
N.O. (sk)A Nezisková organizacia is a Slovak non-profit organisation, a legal person providing generally beneficial services in fields such as health, social care, education, culture and environment. Any surplus must be used for those services rather than distributed to founders. It is registered with the district office and subject to reporting obligations. It is a standard vehicle for Slovak non-governmental activity.Social Organisation
Nezisková organizácia poskytujúca všeobecne prospešné služby (sk)
Non-Profit Organisation Providing Generally Beneficial Services (en)
Nezisk.org.poskyt.všeob.prosp.služby (sk)A Nezisková organizacia poskytujuca vseobecne prospesne sluzby is a Slovak non-profit organisation providing generally beneficial services in fields such as health, social assistance, education, culture, sport and environment. Any surplus must be used for those services rather than distributed to founders. It is registered with the district office and subject to annual reporting. It is a standard vehicle for Slovak non-governmental service provision.
Zahraničná osoba (sk)
Foreign Person (en)
A Zahranicna osoba is a Slovak category for a foreign person, whether a natural or a legal person established outside the country. Registration allows the foreign party to be identified in Slovak systems for business, tax or property purposes. The person remains governed by the law of their home jurisdiction. Counterparties should verify capacity under that law.
Európske zoskupenie územnej spolupráce (sk)
European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (en)
Európ.zoskup.územ.spol (sk)An Europske zoskupenie uzemnej spoluprace is the Slovak registration of a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation, a European Union vehicle enabling public authorities from different member states to cooperate across borders. It has legal personality and may run joint programmes in transport, health, environment and regional development. Its members are public authorities rather than private businesses. It is used mainly in cross-border regions.
Stredná škola (sk)
Secondary School (en)
A Stredna skola is a Slovak secondary school, an educational institution providing upper secondary general or vocational education. Schools are usually established by self-governing regions, though church and private founders also operate them, and they may hold their own legal personality. They are financed largely from the state education budget through their founder. Suppliers of educational goods and services contract with the school or its founder.
Banka - akciová spoločnosť (sk)
Bank - Joint Stock Company (en)
Banka - a. s. (sk)This Slovak category covers banks organised as joint stock companies, credit institutions whose capital is provided by shareholders. Slovak banking law requires banks to take the joint stock company form, and they are licensed and supervised by the national bank within the European supervisory framework. Capital, liquidity and conduct requirements apply. Depositors are protected by the deposit protection fund.Joint Shipping Company

Identifiers

IdentifierNameRegistration authority
EU_VAT_ID_SK (SK - VAT identification number)Identifikačné číslo pre DPH (sk)
Value added tax identification number (en)
SK_BRN (SK - Business Reg. Number)Oddiel a vložka v Obchodnom registri (sk)
Business Registration Number (en)
SK_DIC (SK - DIC number)daňové identifikační číslo (sk)
DIC number (en)
SK_ICO (SK - ICO number)Identifikační číslo osoby. (sk)
ICO number (en)
SK_TRN (SK - Tax Registration Number)Tax Registration Number (sk)
Tax Registration Number (en)

Data quality rules

Data quality rule The country a linked concept is active or generally relevant for. Country scope Informal and comprehensive human-readable definition of a concept. Description Criticality<br/>Specifies how critical of the violation of a data quality rule.<br/>ERROR: Indicates a critical data quality rule violation that requires correction.<br/>WARNING: Indicates a potential data quality issue that should be reviewed.<br/>INFO: Indicates an informational finding with no immediate impact on data quality. Criticality Rule release status<br/>The release status in terms of development progress or maturity of a data quality rule.<br/>IDEA: Initial rule definition that documents a business requirement but is not yet active in services.<br/>PLANNED: Rule is specified and scheduled for implementation, but not yet active in services.<br/>DRAFT: Rule concept is being prepared or refined but is not yet finalized for implementation or execution.<br/>HYPERCARE: Rule is newly released and under increased observation to ensure stable behaviour and correct results.<br/>RELEASED: Rule has passed verification and is actively executed in productive CDQ services.<br/>DEACTIVATED: Rule is temporarily removed from the active rule set because it needs correction or clarification before re release.<br/>BLOCKED: Rule cannot be released because something it depends on is missing, for example a data source or a clarification.<br/>ARCHIVED: Rule is permanently retired and no longer maintained or intended for future activation. Rule release status
Dummy post code detected (SK)
ACCURACY
SK (the Slovak Republic) For addresses in Slovakia the rule flags post codes that look like placeholders instead of genuine post codes. Drawing on the CDQ regular expression library, it looks for a mononumerical post code with a delimiter, a not available post code, one digit repeated several times, an ordinal sequence of numbers, a single digit post code and a very long string of digits. ERROR RELEASED
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Slovakia), Data source:AT.FON)
ACCURACY
SK (the Slovak Republic) This rule checks whether the Slovak European value added tax identifier agrees with the identifier that the Austrian tax authority service AT.FON holds as reference, and flags any difference. INFO RELEASED(2024-04-16)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Slovakia), Data source:BZST)
ACCURACY
SK (the Slovak Republic) For Slovak business partners the European value added tax identifier is verified against the identifier held by the German Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), and a deviation is reported. INFO RELEASED(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Slovakia), Data source:VIES)
ACCURACY
SK (the Slovak Republic) For Slovak business partners the European value added tax identifier is verified against the identifier registered in VIES, the European Commission's VAT Information Exchange System, and a deviation is reported. INFO RELEASED(2024-04-16)
Identifier format inaccurate (DIC number (Slovakia))
REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY
SK (the Slovak Republic) The Slovak DIC number consists of ten digits. This rule checks whether the value is written exactly in its reference format and flags any whitespace, dot or hyphen that the reference format does not provide for. INFO IDEA(2020-01-01)
Identifier format inaccurate (European value added tax identifier (Slovakia))
REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY
SK (the Slovak Republic) The Slovak European value added tax identifier consists of exactly ten numerical digits prefixed by SK. This rule checks whether the value is written exactly in that reference format and flags any whitespace, hyphen or dot it contains. INFO IDEA(2020-01-01)
Identifier format inaccurate (ICO number (Slovakia))
REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY
SK (the Slovak Republic) The Slovak ICO number consists of eight digits. This rule checks whether the value is written exactly in its reference format and flags any whitespace, dot or hyphen that the format does not provide for. INFO IDEA(2020-01-01)
Identifier format invalid (DIC number (Slovakia))
REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY
SK (the Slovak Republic) The Slovak DIC number is a tax identifier consisting of ten digits. This rule checks that exactly ten digits are present, disregarding any whitespaces, hyphens or dots in the value. A value with fewer or more digits, or with unexpected non-digit characters, violates the rule. ERROR RELEASED(2020-01-01)
Identifier format invalid (European value added tax identifier (Slovakia))
REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY
SK (the Slovak Republic) The Slovak European value added tax identifier consists of exactly ten numerical digits prefixed by SK.

This rule checks that exactly ten digits are present, disregarding any whitespaces, hyphens or dots in the value, that the first digit is not zero and that the third digit is not 0, 1, 5 or 6. A value breaching any of these restrictions is flagged.

ERROR RELEASED(2020-01-01)
Identifier format invalid (ICO number (Slovakia))
REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY
SK (the Slovak Republic) The Slovak ICO number is the tax identifier of businesses registered in the Slovak Republic, including entrepreneurs and sole proprietors, and consists of eight digits.

This rule checks that exactly eight digits are present, disregarding any whitespaces, hyphens or dots in the value. A value with fewer or more digits, or with unexpected non-digit characters, violates the rule.

ERROR RELEASED(2020-01-01)
Identifier missing (European value added tax identifier (Slovakia))
COMPLETENESS
SK (the Slovak Republic) Every legal entity in Slovakia is expected to hold a European value added tax identifier, and this rule flags records in which it is missing. WARNING RELEASED(2020-05-07)
Identifier unknown (European value added tax identifier (Slovakia))
ACCURACY
SK (the Slovak Republic) This rule checks whether a Slovak European value added tax identifier is known to VIES, the central VAT Information Exchange System of the European Commission, and treats an unknown identifier as invalid. ERROR RELEASED(2024-04-16)
Identifier unknown (ICO number (Slovakia))
ACCURACY
SK (the Slovak Republic) This rule checks whether the Slovak ICO number is available in the public data of the Slovak financial administration, the data source SK.FS. A number that cannot be found there is flagged. ERROR RELEASED(2024-09-18)
Inconsistency between DIC number and EU VAT SK (Slovakia)
CONSISTENCY
SK (the Slovak Republic) The Slovak European value added tax identifier consists of the prefix SK followed by ten digits, which are the Slovak DIC number. This rule checks that the DIC number matches those ten digits of the VAT identifier, any difference results in a rule violation. ERROR RELEASED(2021-07-01)
Invalid checksum of EU VAT ID SK (Slovakia)
ACCURACY
SK (the Slovak Republic) This rule verifies the checksum of the Slovak European VAT number using modulo 11: the ten digits of the identifier taken as a whole number must be divisible by 11 without a remainder. Any other result is flagged. ERROR RELEASED(2020-10-12)
Legal form invalid (Slovakia)
ACCURACY
SK (the Slovak Republic) The legal form recorded for a Slovak business partner must be a legal form that exists in Slovakia, and this rule flags records that do not comply. INFO IDEA
Length of domestic bank account Id invalid (Slovakia)
REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY
SK (the Slovak Republic) Slovak domestic bank account identifiers have a defined maximum length. This rule flags account identifiers that go beyond it. ERROR RELEASED(2024-04-16)
Length of national bank Id invalid (Slovakia)
REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY
SK (the Slovak Republic) Slovak domestic bank identifiers have a maximum length. This rule flags bank identifiers that go beyond it. ERROR RELEASED(2024-04-16)
Locality Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Slovakia), Data source:AT.FON)
ACCURACY
SK (the Slovak Republic) For Slovak business partners the recorded city is matched against the city registered for the European value added tax identifier at the Austrian tax authority service AT.FON, and every deviation is reported. INFO RELEASED(2024-04-16)
Locality Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Slovakia), Data source:BZST)
ACCURACY
SK (the Slovak Republic) This rule compares the city of a Slovak business partner with the city that the German Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt) holds as reference for its European value added tax identifier. A mismatch is flagged. INFO RELEASED(2024-04-16)
Locality Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Slovakia), Data source:VIES)
ACCURACY
SK (the Slovak Republic) This rule checks whether the city of a Slovak business partner agrees with the city that VIES, the VAT Information Exchange System of the European Commission, holds for its European value added tax identifier, and flags a mismatch. INFO RELEASED(2024-04-16)
Mandatory administrative area missing (Slovakia)
COMPLETENESS
SK (the Slovak Republic) Slovak addresses have to name the administrative area, in Slovakia the region or kraj. Addresses without it are flagged. INFO RELEASED(2020-01-01)
Mandatory locality missing (Slovakia)
COMPLETENESS
SK (the Slovak Republic) Street addresses in Slovakia are incomplete without the locality, and this rule flags every record that lacks it. ERROR RELEASED(2020-01-01)
Mandatory post code missing (Slovakia)
COMPLETENESS
SK (the Slovak Republic) A street address in Slovakia is only complete when it states the post code, and this rule flags records where it is missing. ERROR RELEASED(2020-01-01)
Mandatory thoroughfare missing (Slovakia)
COMPLETENESS
SK (the Slovak Republic) Every street address in Slovakia has to name the thoroughfare, and addresses that leave the street out are reported. ERROR RELEASED(2020-01-01)
Name Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Slovakia), Data source:AT.FON)
ACCURACY
SK (the Slovak Republic) For Slovak business partners the recorded name is matched against the name registered for the European value added tax identifier at the Austrian tax authority service AT.FON, and every deviation is reported. INFO RELEASED(2024-04-16)
Name Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Slovakia), Data source:BZST)
ACCURACY
SK (the Slovak Republic) This rule verifies the name of a Slovak business partner against the name that the German Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt) holds for its European value added tax identifier, and flags any difference. INFO RELEASED(2024-04-16)
Name Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Slovakia), Data source:VIES)
ACCURACY
SK (the Slovak Republic) The name of a Slovak business partner is checked here against the name registered for its European value added tax identifier in VIES, the European Commission's VAT Information Exchange System. A deviating value is reported. INFO RELEASED(2024-04-16)
Post code Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Slovakia), Data source:AT.FON)
ACCURACY
SK (the Slovak Republic) This rule checks whether the post code of a Slovak business partner agrees with the post code registered for its European value added tax identifier at the Austrian tax authority service AT.FON, and flags a mismatch. INFO RELEASED(2024-04-16)
Post code Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Slovakia), Data source:BZST)
ACCURACY
SK (the Slovak Republic) This rule compares the post code of a Slovak business partner with the post code that the German Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt) holds as reference for its European value added tax identifier. A mismatch is flagged. INFO RELEASED(2024-04-16)
Post code Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Slovakia), Data source:VIES)
ACCURACY
SK (the Slovak Republic) For Slovak business partners the post code in the record is matched against the post code registered against the European value added tax identifier in VIES, the European Commission's VAT Information Exchange System, and every deviation is reported. INFO RELEASED(2024-04-16)
Post code format invalid (Slovakia)
REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY
SK (the Slovak Republic) This rule checks the post code format of Slovakia. Postal codes, the Poštové smerovacie čísla or PSČ, have five digits written as three digits, a space and two digits. The codes are still those used before the breakup of Czechoslovakia on 1 January 1993, and Slovakian codes begin with 0, 8 or 9. ERROR RELEASED(2020-01-01)
Thoroughfare Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Slovakia), Data source:AT.FON)
ACCURACY
SK (the Slovak Republic) This rule verifies the street of a Slovak business partner against the street registered for its European value added tax identifier at the Austrian tax authority service AT.FON. A deviating value is flagged. INFO RELEASED(2024-04-16)
Thoroughfare Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Slovakia), Data source:BZST)
ACCURACY
SK (the Slovak Republic) This rule verifies the street of a Slovak business partner against the street that the German Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt) holds for its European value added tax identifier, and flags any difference. INFO RELEASED(2024-04-16)
Thoroughfare Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Slovakia), Data source:VIES)
ACCURACY
SK (the Slovak Republic) For Slovak business partners the street in the record is compared with the street registered for the European value added tax identifier in VIES, the European Commission's VAT Information Exchange System. A deviation is reported. INFO RELEASED(2024-04-16)
Unallowed pattern in name detected (SK)
ACCURACY
SK (the Slovak Republic) For business partners in Slovakia the rule flags names that look like internal notes or placeholders rather than a real company name. Based on the CDQ regular expression library, it covers a one time vendor, aggregated payments, a no new orders note, a do not use duplicates note, a reference to another record, a no use note, a reference to a new record, a reference to the former name, a long number in the name, a duplicate record note, a deletion note, a dummy record note, a sequence of digits, unsorted keywords and the length of the name. WARNING RELEASED(2024-09-04)

Data sources

Data source An informal and short human-readable definition of a concept, in terms of a 'one-liner'. Short description The release status in terms of development progress or maturity.<br/><code>EMPTY</code> (0): No feature considered yet, just a rough idea.<br/><code>IDEA</code> (1): Just an idea, not yet designed in detail.<br/><code>DESIGN</code> (2): Software design ready, development not yet started.<br/><code>DEVELOPMENT</code> (3): Software development in progress.<br/><code>ALPHA</code> (4): First functional release, in terms of a Minimal Viable Product (MVP).<br/><code>BETA</code> (5): Tested by selected users.<br/><code>RC</code> (6): Release candidate, fully tested, not yet used in production by many customers.<br/><code>LIVE</code> (7): Used in production by customers, fully monitored and supported.<br/><code>DEPRECATED</code> (-1): End of life planned, but still available.<br/><code>EOL</code> (-2): End of life, historic service, no longer available.<br/><code>BROKEN</code> (-3): Service was used in production but is currently not available. However, CDQ tries to repair or reactivate it.<br/><code>DISCONTINUED</code> (-4): The data source has ceased providing updates, nonetheless, we continue to offer the most recent available data. Release status
AT.FON (data source)
FinanzOnline
Allows to verify the validity of a VAT number issued by any European Member State. LIVE
BZST (data source)
Bundeszentralamt für Steuern (Germany)
Verifies the validity of the VAT number. LIVE
EU.EORI (data source)
EORI
EORI number is used as an identification number in all customs procedures when exchanging information with Customs administrations. LIVE
1,064 records
SK.FS (data source)
Finančná správa, Slovenská republika
Finančná správa, Slovenská republika LIVE
1,268,546 records
SK.VAT (data source)
Public electronic services
Data source maintained by the Financial Directorate of the Slovak Republic. LIVE
231,496 records
VIES (data source)
VIES
Official interface to the European MIAS database. LIVE
50,000,000 records
SK.GCB (data source)
SK Bank Data
SK Bank Data BETA
0 records
SK.ORSR (data source)
Business Register of Slovakia
n/a DESIGN
CDQ.VAT (data source)
CDQ VAT Numbers
European VAT numbers with registrant names and addresses, collected by CDQ from public websites. IDEA
EU.PC (data source)
EuroStat Post Code Files (European Union)
n/a IDEA
SK.NASES (data source)
NASES (Slovenia)
n/a IDEA
SK.POST (data source)
Slovakia post (Slovakia)
n/a IDEA

Banking metadata

Property Value
Full metadata Bank accounts in the Slovak Republic
Local name of the national bank ID. Bank ID name Kód banky
The provider (national authorities in most cases) of the national bank ID. Bank ID provider National Slovak Bank (Narodna Banka Slovenska)
Currency code for accounting in the given country. Currency code EUR
Maximum length of the national bank ID. Maximum bank ID length 4
Maximum length of the national bank account ID. Maximum bank account ID length 10